A member of Michael Jackson’s band, Ken was one of the featured voices to honor the pop legion at his memorial to more than 2.5 billion people. Ken’s silky voice, with a range larger than the wild west, has been heard by millions of others on the Elton John tours, and for the Temptations and countless other great pop artists. Ken just finished his second season on American Idol, Season 12, as a vocal coach and vocal arranger.

Matt Scannell is the songwriter and lead singer/guitarist of the band Vertical Horizon. He has written seven hit singles, including “Everything You Want” (which reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and was the most played song of the year 2000), “Best I Ever Had” (which was a Top 10 hit for Vertical Horizon and a Top 10 hit for country singer Gary Allan), “You’re A God” (which reached #4 on the Billboard charts), and “Forever,” “I’m Still Here,” and “We Are,” all of which reached the top twenty.

He has the distinguished honor of having been the lead vocalist for ‘Journey’ and has been the frontman for many bands including; ‘Queen Extravaganza’, ‘Talisman’, ‘Boogie Knights’, and ‘Trans-Siberian Orchestra’

Richard spent the 1980s fronting the bands Pages and the chart-topping Mr. Mister (celebrated in the chorus hook of Train’s current hit “Hey Soul Sister,” which goes, “Hey soul sister, ain’t that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo”) before becoming the provider of material for others, in part via his longstanding relationships with producer David Foster.

Deryck Jason Whibley is a Canadian musician and producer , best known for his work as the guitarist, lead vocalist, songwriter and producer of the Juno Award -winning and Grammy Award -nominated rock band Sum 41.